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Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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CHESTER MAYR, OF CHARTER GROVE, ILLINOIS.

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To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, Cnnsrnn MAYR, citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Chf. Grove, in the county of Dekalb and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Currycombs, of whicl the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to curry combs, and more particularly to cleaning attachments therefor and has for an object to provide a device oi this character which may be applied to combs oi various constructions without material changes thereto, and which will eiiectively serve to discharge dirt from the brush without hammering lthe sides oi the brush as heretofore.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description and it will be understood that changes in the specific struct-ure shown and described may be made within the scope oi the claims without departing from the spirit oi the invention.

In the dra fingsiorming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a plan view of a curry comb showing the application of the present invention thereto, Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 oi' Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, Fig. t is perspective view of the ejector, Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the parts in their operative position.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, there is shown a curry comb 10 of ordinary construction comprising the usual head 11 and a handle 12 therefor. The head 11 is provided with the usual teeth 13 which are arranged in rows, i'our rows being shown in the present instance. An ejector member is provided, and consists of a rectangular plate 14 having a plurality of elongated slots 15 which thus receive the teeth 13 of the head, as shown. The plate 141 is disposed beneath the head 11 and is provided with hat springs 16 and 17 respectively slidably connected at their ends to the head by means of studs, as shown in Fig. 3, the studs 18 being passed through slots 18 formed in the springs 16 and 17, and at the center, each s rin is rovided with a verticali dis osed pin 19 each ot which is provided with a stem 19. rlf'he pins 19 are disposed upon the springs 16 and 17, the stem 19 passing through the springs to hold them to the plate Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led April S, 1908.

Patented April 13, 1909.

Serial No. 425,941.

11i, as shown in Fig. 2. Each of the pins 19 is located in a passage 2O formed in the head 11. The pins have their uppertaces beveled as shown at 21 these faces being normally engaged with the beveled portions 22 formed in the under tace ot' a sliding plunger 23 located in a casing 24 carried by the head 11.

The plunger 23 has a portion at the front oi the head 11 disposed for movement in a 'passage 25 formed in the front end oi the cas- 24, and outwardly oi the iront end oi the casing the plunger is provided with a head Ftearwardly oi the beveled faces 22, the plunger is cut to provide vertical shoulders 27 which normally lie against the pins 19, the plunger' being held with the shoulders in this position by means oi a helical spring 28'10- cated within the casing 2a at the rear end thereof and between this end and the plun ger. In use, it will thus be seen that upon movement ci the plunger 23 within the casing 24 the beveled faces 22 will engage the pins 1Q and iorce the same downwardly, carrying therewith the plate 1li` which will eiiect ively serve to eject dirt from between the teeth of the brush. As soon as the plunger is released, it is obvious that the plate 14 will be restored to its normal nosition by the springs 16 and 17, and by means of the spring 28 the plunger 23 will also be restored to its normal position i'or further operation of the device.

YWhat is claimed is:

1. In a curry comb, the combination with a head, oi depending teeth carried by the head, a plate slidably engaged with the teeth, means for holding the plate upon the upper portions of the teeth, upwardly extending beveled pins carried by the plate, a plunger slidably mounted upon the head and liaving beveled i'aces for engagement oi the beveled faces of the pins to move the pins downwardly when the plunger is moved, and means for holding the plunger yieldably against movement to move the pins downwardly.

2. The combination with a curry comb, of a plate slidably engaged with he teeth, flat springs disposed upon the plate, upwardly extending pins disposed upon the springs, stems carried by the pins and engaged through the springs, and through the plate, slidable connections between the ends oi the springs and the head of the curry comb, said pins being slidable through the head ot the comb and having beveled upper portions, a

casing mounted upon the head of the curry In testimony whereof I aflx my signature, comb, a llungelDsldtbly mounted in the casin presence of tWo Witnesses. in and avn eve ed faces for enga ement y olgthe beveledgfaoes of the pins to mve the CHESTER MAYR' pins and plate downwardly and a spring arl* l/Vtnesses:

ranged to hold the plunger normally in nao- A. H. WHITACRE,

tive position. l L. W. DARNELL, 

